Avalanche forecast

Západné Tatry

HZS
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Avalanche danger

Above treeline
2 · Moderate
Below treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

Watch out for slabs of packed snow.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above treeline
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above treeline
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Watch out for slabs of packed snow.

Moderate avalanche danger (level 2) is declared in all mountains. Up to 30 cm of new snow has fallen in the last two days, mainly over the forest zone. It was blown by the wind over the eastern slopes, where it formed slabs and pillows. The new snow is poorly bonded to the old hard ground. In some places there are even weak layers of square-grained snow in the snow cover, especially on northern orientations. Due to the small amount of snow, we expect only small or medium avalanches. Smaller spontaneous avalanches may also occur.

Snowpack Structure

Overall, we have below average snow cover in our mountains. The continuous layer is mostly from 1500 m above sea level. In the last 2 days up to 30 cm of new snow has been added. Mostly in the Low Tatras. The new snow is still powdery in the north. A crust has formed on the southern sides, which is cut when skiing. Especially on the northern sides of the mountains there is a layer of square-grained snow at the interface between old and new snow, which forms a potential avalanche weak layer.

Tendency

No significant change.

Bulletin data: Stredisko lavínovej prevencie HZS (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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